I wonder if there is any point to being the "Oldest" to conquer the 7 summits?Although the seven summits is a feat in itself, one could attempt at an earlier age the 6 harder climbs and save Mt Kosciusko until say your 70-100 and enjoy the nice stroll to its summit.

Another example is the longest time taken to attempt all 7 or 8 summits. I did Kosciusko when I was a young wiper snapper, back in the days you could actually drive to the summit and now I am 45. Now if I conquered the remaining summits I could have taken the longest. Point is, is there a point to some of these records.

I wonder if there is any point to being the "Oldest" to conquer the 7 summits?Although the seven summits is a feat in itself, one could attempt at an earlier age the 6 harder climbs and save Mt Kosciusko until say your 70-100 and enjoy the nice stroll to its summit.Food for thought

RogerI could not agree more. I even addressed "the oldest record for the 7" last year on this site. I think the criteria for the record of the oldest person to climb the 7 summits could be as follows: The completion of the 7 summits; being the oldest to start and finish all 7. Just my food for thought. Records and stats are interesting. I understand people wanting to be the first to do something or breaking a record but really the bottom line is to enjoy what you are doing.MC

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thats true Cy, it is certainly an awesome accomplishment to do something like that at an age of 70. But regardless, I dont think being the oldest to climb all 7 is such a remarkable feat since you can idneed do the 6 toughest when you're 20-30 and then just wait for many years... anyways: I am and think climbing should be done because you enjoy/love/like it or whatsoever... breaking records is a fun thing if it comes alongs.

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